BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. South Korea and
Turkmenistan agreed to develop transport and logistics
infrastructure linking Central Asia and the Caspian Sea.


This was reported by the press service of the President of the
Republic Korea on September 15.


According to the information, the two leaders agreed that
Turkmenistan's “Great Silk Road Revival” concept, based on its
position as a Caspian country and a key East-West transportation
hub, could become a new driver of growth connecting Central Asia
and the Caspian Sea.


The sides agreed to actively cooperate in developing logistics
and transport infrastructure, according to the report.


"The leaders also discussed cooperation in shipbuilding and
assessed a mutually beneficial model involving the joint
construction of vessels in Turkmenistan by Korean and Turkmen
technical specialists. Moreover, the sides agreed to further expand
cooperation in the shipbuilding sector," the report says.







Meanwhile, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov is paying a
state visit to South Korea and taking part in the first Central
Asia-Republic of Korea Summit in Seoul on September 16-17. The
summit brings together the leaders of South Korea and the five
Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - marking the first elevation of the
Korea-Central Asia dialogue to the leaders’ level. Seoul has said
the summit is intended to deepen regional cooperation and produce
practical results for the participating countries.


For Turkmenistan, the summit is taking place alongside a state
visit and bilateral negotiations with the South Korean leadership.
During South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to
Turkmenistan in June 2024, the two countries signed a memorandum
aimed at strengthening cooperation in areas including the economy
and investment, culture, education, communications and human
exchanges. Turkmenistan also expressed support for Seoul's K-Silk
Road initiative, which South Korea presented as its comprehensive
strategy for expanding cooperation with the five Central Asian
countries.


The current summit is therefore taking place against the
backdrop of an effort by Seoul to elevate its cooperation with
Central Asia to the leaders' level.